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Summer 2022 Militaria Auction
Lot 364:
Wehrmacht Assault Gun Jacket for a Lieutenant.
Feld Gray wool/rayon blend construction, waist length, double breasted style tunic with fold back lapels and a large lay down collar.
Breast eagle embroidered with metal threads (national breast eagle with outstretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in it’s talons), collar tabs with pink piping, the shoulder straps looped as a lieutenant.
The general weapon color for all armored units was pink.
The eagle is machine stitched to the tunic
Field buckle with
Iron Cross 2nd Class and
Russian Front Medal 1941/42
The left front closure panel of the tunic has four, hidden, button eyelets and an additional three, un-hidden button eyelets on the fold back lapel.
The right front closure panel has four, large, corresponding buttons and three, smaller buttons all intact.
The edge of the right front closure panel has an additional two, small, buttons positioned underneath the overlapping left closure panel with two, internal, fabric loops for a secure closure with a neat appearance.
The tunic has a single, metal hook and eye positioned at the forward neckline.
The obverse of the tunic has two, diagonally angled, tapering darts while the reverse of the tunic has two, vertical, tapering darts and a central, vertical, seam.
The sleeve cuffs each have a small, vertical, outside seam slash with dual fit adjustment buttons to each.
The shoulder straps have been directly sewn to the tunic shoulders all the way around the entire edges.
The tunic has a large lay down collar with the typical zig-zag reinforcement stitching to the reverse and exaggerated, forward, pointed tips.
The collar tabs are machine stitched to the collar.
The interior breast panels are lined in subtly ribbed, grey cotton/rayon blend material.
The lining has a horizontal slash, patch pocket to the right breast panel.
The lining also has the vertical, grey cotton/rayon belt support straps with six stitched eyelets to each, positioned to each side at the waistline.
The interior also has two, horizontal, grey cotton/rayon strips with tunnel looped, cotton fit adjustment straps, weave, positioned at the reverse waistline.
All original buttons and stitching.
The upper, left, breast panel is well marked with black size inkstamps:
41 42 92 57 60 indicating the tunic passed through the army’s clothing depot in St. in 1942.
The tunic is roughly size 38" to 40" chest.
Outstanding self-propelled gun jacket of a proven and decorated officer, Chamber stamped.
Very good condition tunic.
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